Der Nordstern. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1874-1931, 1887-10-06
OFFICIALLY
Proceedings of the Common Coun-
Gil Of the City of st. Cloud.
COMMON COUNCIL ROOMS.

COMMON COUNCIL ROOMS.
City of st. Cloud, Sept. 5, 1887.
Council met in regular session. Members pres
emit: Aldermen Bennett, Brick, Cramb, Dam, Her.
berger, Grebler, Kraemer, Nugent, Powell, Rein
hard, Swift and President Coates.
Minutes of meetings held August 1, 8, 13,2a, "a,
% und S0th and minutes Of meeting Of Board Of
approved.
Petition of Andr. Hennemann and others asking
for the construction Of q sidewa on both sides Of
10th avenue between St. German street and first
street north was presented and on motion Of Aid.
Bennett was referred to the committee on streets
and alleys to report at this meeting.
The August reports OF the city officials were pre-
sented and referred to the committees on finance.
Report Of street commissioner Lorinser was pre-
scented, read and ordered placed on file,
.tr nua. at To notify m T. a. 'sSsnae to on move Sre'h Sis ee harm IN,
out of first street north forthwith. Carried.
The city engineer reported the third approx
rniisifs ur miI,eiy FOL es5 5th avenue nj s euiye Stp By ana A. Larson msss,
showing amount due contractor under contract to
The city enginee- reported the second approx.
innate monthly estimate Of work done and mate
rial furnished for sewers on st. German street
sewer district showing amount due contractors
under contract to be $2094.40,.
On motion OF Ale. Powell the report Of thecity
engineer was accepted and the clerk directed to
draw an order in favor Of A. Larson for s22f7.06
and an order in favor Of Sykes & Brooks for
s2d94.40.
AID. Reinhard moved that the driveway around
Lake George as shown on map on file in the city
engineers office and reported to council by city
engineer be accepted and adopted. Carried.
Aid. Griebler moved that when council adjourn
it be to Monday evening. Sept. 18th 1887, at the
On motion Of Aid. Cramb the matter of steamer
connections on hydrants was referred to the COM
mittee on water works with power to act.
Aid. Nsgent moved that street commissioner be
instructed to commence work at once on proposed
driveway around Lake George under direction of
civ engineer md committee on atreeta and alIava
On motion of Aid. Reinhard Aid. Nugent was
added to Special committee on improvement Of
On melton Of Aid. Bennett Aid. Dam vas add.
ed to same committee.
On motion Of Aid. Cramb the committee on or
dinances was instructed to report an ordinance
amending the Grade Ordinance.
On motion OF Aid. Swift the committee on streets
and alleys was requested to proceed to build q foot
bridge on 4th avenue as heretofore. ordered. :
Aid. Powell movedthat g sidewalk be construct.
ed on both sides of fifth avenue from second street
south to fourth street south and along the north
fourth avenue Of two inch plank, which plank
shall be not less than six inches nor more than
eight inches in width and shall he laid TRANSFER.
six inches in width by two inches in thickness,
and that such sidewalk be eight feet in width from
said second street south to the southerly line of
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said eight foot sidewalk next to the roadway of
| said street be fourteen feet from the outer line of
the side Of the street on which such sidewalk fs
constructed, and that said line Of such six foot
sidewalk on said fifth avenue be ten feet from such
outer line OF said street and that said line on such
| sidewalk on said fourth street south be nine feet
| from such outer line Of said street, and that said
eight foot sidewalk be laid on four stringers, and
said six foot sidewalk on three stripgefs, and
that the street commissioners be Instructed to no
tify aloYuers and occupants Of any lot or parceli
ofland sdjoining such sidewalk to constouct the
same at his or their own proper expense and
charge within twenty days from the date Of the
first publication Of such notice, Carried,
The city attorney reported o proposed ordinance
| for the Gale OF the water works, also that O con,
| tract had been executed Tor the sale Of the water
! works. On motion the matter was deferred to the
next meeting Of the council.
The pay roll forAugust was presented, read and
allowed. On motion Of Aid. Bennett the CLERK
was instructed TO draw orders for the respective
amounts. ~
Aid. Powell from the COMMITTEES on claims and
accounts reportedin favor Of allowing the follow.
Gas Co. su.so: r. b. Todd si.2s; P. r. erieb
Ter E T u. g; n MMiekleye2As MI. Clarke t7S.1s;F
Aid. Kfaemer from COMMITTEES on streets and
alleys reported recommending that the culver
on 9TH avenue be completed when the avenue q
grad q i'd that the city engineer be instructed 4
make ssimats for the cplyert aud grading TIL
avsnps, sane oeHmittse reported recommend